An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a combined mass of 2000 kg.When that occupant drops a coin, its acceleration relative to the cab is 8.00 m/s? downward. What is the tension in the cable?

An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a combined mass of 2000 kg.When that occupant drops a coin, its acceleration relative to the cab is 8.00 m/s? downward. What is the tension in the cable?

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6. An elevator cab is pulled upward by a cable. The cab and its single occupant have a
combined mass of 2000 kg.When that occupant drops a coin, its acceleration relative
to the cab is &8.00 m/s2 downward. What is the tension in the cable?
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